☁️ on Instagram: "Gina Lollobrigida in ‘La Donna Più Bella Del Mondo’ (Beautiful but Dangerous), 1955 﫧✨ In this film, Gina portrayed the celebrated Italian soprano Lina Cavalieri, performing all the songs herself (including arias from Tosca) in her own voice. Her performance earned her the prestigious David di Donatello Award for Best Actress, the first of her career."

Kings and Queens of Cool on Instagram: "Gina Lollobrigida & Rock Hudson, “Come September” (1961) Today would’ve been Gina’s 98th birthday — the perfect moment to revisit this sun-drenched romp where she lit up the screen alongside Rock Hudson. By 1961, Gina was far from a Hollywood novice. Her American film debut came back in 1953, after she had already become Italy’s ultimate postwar superstar. Come September wasn’t the start — it was a dazzling midpoint, proof that her magnetism traveled effor